You can’t save yourself.

Doing bunch of good stuff for people – for God – isn’t going to get you a one way ticket into Heaven.

That’s not how this works.

God is the ones who saves.

By His grace.

By His sacrifice.

However, if you have surrendered your soul to our Savior – if you are in fact all in for Jesus – then you will want to work your tail off for Him.

You will want to serve.

You will want to sacrifice.

You will want to shout about your salvation from the rooftops.

I hope that’s you.

I hope that’s me.

I hope we truly are all in for Jesus.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;” Ephesians 2:8

🎼Remember your people. Remember your children. Remember your promise.🎼

I never really thought about the lyrics to that particular song until I was driving down the road the other day and it came on.

It kinda hit me like a ton of bricks.

The thing is God always remembers His children. We are the ones that forget about Him.

Forget about His power.

Forget about His promises.

Forget about His peace.

Forget about His protection.

God doesn’t forget about us. We get scared or stressed or caught up in the day to day and we forget about Him.

We get sidetracked, dismayed, and disheartened and we forget about His promises.

Today I urge you not to forget. No matter what happens hold on to the covenant that you entered into with Him – that He entered into with you.

He takes that seriously, y’all.

His word is solid.

His word is unwavering.

His word is good.

“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” Deuteronomy 7:9

Ladies, you can do it all – you just can’t do it all every single day.

Wife.

Mom.

Work.

Read.

Dream.

Inspire.

Exercise.

You have to prioritize.

Maximize.

And sometimes minimize.

God made you strong – just look at Ruth.

God made you capable – just look at Elizabeth.

God made you smart – just look at Esther.

God made you a leader – just look at Deborah.

God made you exactly who He needs you to be to do what He needs you to do here on this earth.

Don’t doubt your capability – the capability that God gave you.

“God is within her, she will not fall.” Psalm 46:5

Will you say yes?

▪️To God.

▪️To God’s will.

▪️To getting out of your comfort zone.

Will you say yes?

▪️To serving.

▪️To helping.

▪️To loving.

▪️To giving up “your” dreams.

Will you say yes?

▪️To trusting.

▪️To giving.

▪️To big faith.

Will you 100% – cannonball off the high dive – all in – say yes to God?

Will you?

“20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” Hebrews 13:20-21

Hey Mama.

It’s ok.

Take a deep breath.

It’s ok that you’re tired.

That you’re worn out

That you’ve [for the moment] reached your limit.

Rest.

It’s ok.

Don’t feel bad about yourself.

We are human, and we get tired.

God wants us to rest.

Even He took a break.

Just make sure you get back up.

We were called to rise and shine.

We were called to slay.

We were called to shake things up.

To move the mountains.

To raise our families.

To create future leaders.

So mama you go ahead and rest.

You need it.

But tomorrow.

Tomorrow get your running shoes on.

Or your high heels.

And get moving.

God called you.

And he has big plans.

You go, Mama.

“Truly my soul finds rest in God;

my salvation comes from him.”

Psalm 62:1

I’ve been exercising this summer – insert pat on the back.

Yesterday – like every single day this summer – it stormed. Thankfully, it never lasts long. By the time I went to the track it was a cool 79 degrees, and the sky was absolutely gorgeous.

There’s really nothing better than a beautiful sky. I was running, soaking in the sunset, and I just busted out laughing at the following thought: this must be how happy Phoebe was on that one episode of Friends when she was running.

Then I thought, “Do it, Daisy. Run like Phoebe.”

[If your thought process is as random as mine is please say Amen!]

The rest of the conversation I had with myself went like this:

▪️Run like Phoebe

🔸No! What if someone sees me.

▪️There isn’t anyone here.

🔸There are cameras though.

▪️Who cares.

🔸People will think I’m crazy.

▪️Once again – who cares.

🔸YOLO

And I did it. I ran like Phoebe.

Wholeheartedly.

Unabashedly.

Unashamed.

And it felt awesome!

Which in turn got me thinking – isn’t that how we should be running after God?

Wholeheartedly.

Unabashedly.

Unashamed.

Full of joy.

Not caring who is watching or what they are thinking. Not caring if people think your faith is too big or too this or too that.

I don’t know where you’re running to today, but I hope it’s toward Jesus.

And I hope you run like Phoebe.

Hey Mama,

She’s watching you.

How you talk.

How you walk.

How you treat the waitress.

How you treat the cashier.

Everyone.

Hey Mama,

She’s listening to you.

How you speak to her.

How you speak to her daddy.

How you talk to your friends on the phone.

The words you say in the car.

Everyday.

Hey Mama,

She’s modeling her life after you.

Be careful.

It’s serious.

Hey Mama,

You have the most important job in the world.

God trusted you with her.

He knew you would rock this gig.

You’re His girl.

And she’s yours.

He’s counting on you.

To raise up a generation.

Of hard workers.

Of kind spirits.

Of women who show compassion and love.

Women of faith.

Hey Mama,

You’ve got this.

Cause God’s got you.

“3 Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.” Psalm 127:3-5

When my human eyes look into the mirror I see a crooked smile, age spots, and a stomach that sticks out a tad bit too much.

I bet you think I’m crazy. I bet you don’t see that when you look at me. You know how I know? Because the outward imperfections that you see when you look at yourself in the mirror – I don’t see those either.

We’re too hard on ourselves, ladies. The imperfections, the flaws, the crooked smiles – no one else sees that. That’s in your head. It’s an illusion created by satan himself to make you feel less than.

When I look at you I see beauty. I see kindness. I see a bad to the bone woman that is killin’ it for her family every single day. I see one of God’s girls.

The next time you look in the mirror don’t focus on what you think you see – focus on what you know God sees.

He made you beautiful, girl.

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10

Here’s to the lifter-uppers.

The dream-pushers.

The girls that cheer you on.

Here’s to the complimenters.

The builder-uppers.

The girls that love each other’s success.

Here’s to the late-night talkers.

The dreamers.

The girls that would never steer you wrong.

Here’s to the truth-speakers.

The listeners.

The girls that have each other’s backs.

Here’s to the prayer warriors.

The cryers.

The girls that call out to God for their sisters.

Here’s to God’s girls.

May we be women of integrity, trustworthy friends, and the examples of true love that He has called us to be.

“Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11

God keeps bringing me back to this same passage of scripture.

“37 A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.” Luke 7:37-38

Apparently that lady was bad, y’all. I don’t know exactly what she did, but she was shunned. She was side-eyed stared at. She was turn your head and look the other way-ed at. She was whisper to your friend as she walked by at.

That was the opinion of humans though.

Not Jesus. Jesus thought she was brave. He thought she was humble. He thought she was worth it. Worth His time & worth His cross.

He thinks you are, too.

I don’t know what makes you hang your head in shame – what you don’t want your parents or your kids to find out about. I don’t know that, but I do know this – you can throw your tired, worn out self at the feet of Jesus today.

Cry your eyes out.

Sob like a fool.

He doesn’t care what you look like or sound like. He just loves you. He forgives you.

You really are worth His cross, and with everything within me I hope you see that truth today.

Because it is the truth.

“48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” Luke 7:48